Flu too? Alongside COVID, flu cases are rising in Mass. | Boston.com
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer shares his reaction to rising influenza cases in Massachusetts. “’Honestly I’m a little surprised because there’s still a lot of prevention measures people are using,’ said Dr. David Hamer, a professor of global health at Boston University, noting that many are still wearing masks, avoiding close contact in public spaces, […]
What happens to previous COVID-19 variants when a new one becomes dominant? | Fox 31 Colorado
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer discusses COVID-19 variants like alpha, delta, and omicron. “’Omicron just pushed delta to the side, just like delta pushed everything else to the side,’ Dr. Davidson Hamer, a professor of Global Health and Medicine at the Boston University’s Schools of Public Health and Medicine, tells Nexstar.” Read the full article […]
Baker’s back in the hot seat | POLITICO
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer comments on what he thinks the state needs to be doing to address the Omicron wave. “[Dr. Hamer] said improving access to tests and higher-quality masks, like KN95s, is key. ‘Not everyone can afford to order this stuff on Amazon. We need to be connecting supply to people who need […]
Boston-area coronavirus wastewater data takes a plunge: ‘An encouraging sign’ as COVID cases surge | Boston Herald
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer was featured in the Boston Herald with an update on the COVID-19 wastewater tracker. “’Wow, look at that fall,’ Davidson Hamer, a Boston University specialist in infectious diseases, told the Herald as he refreshed the latest wastewater data on Tuesday. ‘It’s an encouraging sign,’ he added. ‘Maybe it could be […]
Greater Boston colleges prepare to welcome back students amid Omicron | WBUR
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer discusses safety measures that colleges and universities are taking against COVID-19. “The goal is to keep transmission under relative control, we have a lot more tools now between the vaccines, boosters, treatments of different kinds. All of these can help us control severity of disease — we do need to […]
When will omicron peak in the US? Experts weigh in | Fox 4 Kansas City
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer discusses the predicted timeline of the omicron variant. “’Right now we’re still in the upswing for most parts of the country,’ he said. ‘My prediction would be within the next two to four weeks, we’re going to see it [reach a peak] and start to drop.’” Read the full article […]
Taped Lectures, Workplace Flexibility among Changes as BU Adjusts for Spring Classes | BU Today
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer comments on the precautions that Boston University is taking amid the omicron wave. “Hamer says that because spring semester classes come right after the holidays, when people gathered in larger groups indoors, January is likely to be a tough month with a lot of new infections and a need for […]
Boston Children’s Hospital reporting jump in coronavirus patients, creating more isolation rooms amid omicron wave | Boston Herald
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer comments on the jump in child hospitalizations in the Boston Herald. “The jump in pediatric hospitalizations is ‘a little surprising’ because omicron tends to cause milder cases and children have had ‘pretty mild’ cases since March 2020, said Davidson Hamer, a Boston University specialist in infectious diseases. ‘But when there’s […]
‘Really demoralizing and operationally very, very hard’: Child-care providers try to stay open in COVID surge | Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer talks about mitigating COVID-19 in childcare settings. “Dr. David Hamer, a Boston University professor of global health and medicine, said test and stay policies could work ‘just as well’ in early education as they do in K-12 settings, but the challenge is availability. ‘If we can have a better supply […]
Boston-area coronavirus wastewater tracker spikes to astronomical levels | Boston Herald
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer was featured on the Boston Herald with the latest on the omicron variant and the wastewater tracker. “’This is just scary, just so much higher than before,’ said Davidson Hamer, a Boston University specialist in infectious diseases. ‘There’s a lot more virus circulating out there now.'” Read the full article […]